2013
DOI: 10.1590/s1517-83822013000200022
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Abstract: Corynebacterium species other than Corynebacterium diphtheriae rarely cause infections in human but rather reside in flora, however they have been reported to cause opportunistic infections in both immunocompromised and immunecompetent patients. Here we report for the first time a case of an elderly female patient presenting with a fatal urosepsis caused by a recently defined pathogen, Corynebacterium riegelii, identified on second day after patient hospitalization leading to a progressive worsening and death … Show more

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“…7 Exceptuando Corynebacterium diphtheriae, las demás especies, raramente, causan infecciones en los humanos; sin embargo, se han reportado infecciones oportunistas tanto en pacientes inmunocomprometidos como inmunocompetentes. 8 …”
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“…7 Exceptuando Corynebacterium diphtheriae, las demás especies, raramente, causan infecciones en los humanos; sin embargo, se han reportado infecciones oportunistas tanto en pacientes inmunocomprometidos como inmunocompetentes. 8 …”
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“…8 Se caracteriza, de manera principal, por su gran capacidad ureásica y por fermentar la maltosa, pero no la glucosa, propiedad prácticamente exclusiva de C. riegelii y que no se da en ninguna otra especie del género ni en otros géneros de bacilos Gram-positivos. En su identificación, se deberá plantear, sobre todo, un diagnóstico diferencial con otro Corynebacterium patógeno del tracto urinario, el Corynebacterium urealyticum, con el que comparten diversas características fenotípicas: crecimiento lento, reacción de la catalasa positiva, potente capacidad para desdoblar la urea y pequeño tamaño en la tinción de Gram.…”
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“…The role that C. urealyticum plays in UTIs, primarily in association with alkali-encrusted cystitis, has been clearly established. C. riegelii, which was first isolated from females with UTIs, has been reported in fatal cases of urosepsis [4,5]. In recent years, there has been an interest in rare or infrequently described Corynebacterium species, which are emerging opportunistic pathogens, such as Corynebacterium glucuronolyticum, Corynebacterium coyleae and Corynebacterium aurimucosum, which have been recovered from patients with UTIs, and are considered to be potential uropathogens [6][7][8].…”
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“…Corynebacterium riegelii is a newly described species of corynebacteria originally isolated in 1997 from pure cultures of urinary tract infections in females and is named after corynebacteriologist Philippe Riegel ( 1 , 2 ). Since its discovery, it has been uniformly associated with urinary tract infections and twice from urosepsis ( 3 , 4 ). Biochemically, it is distinguished by its strong urease positivity and ability to ferment maltose but not glucose ( 1 ).…”
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